Tire wear unbalanced

[dsherman26]

I'll chalk this up to "I should have rotated the tires more", but I noticed for the first time that the rears have noticeably less rubber than the fronts. Bought it used at 22,000 miles, now has 42,000 miles, and (blush) I hadn't rotated the tires yet . Having had SUVs and sedans, usually they wear more evenly, but this is somewhat obvious. I would have guessed the fronts would wear more having the weight of the engine and doing the steering, but do the rears usually wear more? And yes, I plan on rotating ASAP!

 

[RamDiver]

The usual standard practice for tire rotation on a 4wd is every 5 to 8K, 10K tops.

Also, might these be the originally supplied OEM tires?

Most often, the OEM tires only last 30-40K before they're junk. Even if they're a recognized name-brand.

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[CanuckRam1313]

The usual standard practice for tire rotation on a 4wd is every 5 to 8K, 10K tops.

Also, might these be the originally supplied OEM tires?

Most often, the OEM tires only last 30-40K before they're junk. Even if they're a recognized name-brand.

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^^^ AGREED!!!
Rotation is key, especially on 4X4's.

The Good-For-A-Year brand tires are junk

 

[chopperman1]

Wear (under normal conditions) is always on the the drive wheels, our trucks, obviously the rear wheels. Most SUV's are AWD so they wear more evenly.

That said, on tires unevenly worn such as yours the better tread should be on the front tires as those are your steer tires. Too late to rotate now. Consider it a lesson learned.

 

[JHoward]

^^^ AGREED!!!
Rotation is key, especially on 4X4's.

The Good-For-A-Year brand tires are junk

I've had very good results with "Good-For-A-Year" tires, however probably because I've rotated them myself every other oil change and oci's being 3000 mile intervals.

js'n

 

[dsherman26]

Wear (under normal conditions) is always on the the drive wheels, our trucks, obviously the rear wheels. Most SUV's are AWD so they wear more evenly.

That said, on tires unevenly worn such as yours the better tread should be on the front tires as those are your steer tires. Too late to rotate now. Consider it a lesson learned.

Thanks, you've answered my question on which ones normally wear faster. There's a good reason tire shops recommend putting the better tires on the rear, so that's what I'm going with. Yes, it still has the OEM tires as far as I know.

 

[Rlaf75]

On my 4th gen I rotated the tires at every oil change which averaged about every 6k miles and I'd get about 40k miles out of the tires. My 5th gen I have winter wheels and tires so now I rotate every spring when I put the stock tires and wheels back on which is about 4k mile .

 

[Marshall]

how many burnouts?

 

[Bigskyroadglide]

On 1 of my 4th gens, the rears wear very quickly. Not certain if the supercharger is the cause or the driver.

 

[TC Retired]

Mine was way out of alignment . Had my originals replaced at 25.8k because of excessive wear on the outside edge as many others reported on a previous post.

Also did not go with Bridgestone's because I was told they had that problem for years. Went with Michelins...

And that the OEM tires do not last

 

[Hardracer]

Ah cmon..you can tell us...that heavy right foot on take offs is the culprit..lol

 

[Dusty]

My factory 275/65R18 Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude HTs went 56K. The second set went the same and still were legal. I don't think that' bad.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 115871 miles.

 

[MOPAR TECH]

THE FACTORY RECOMMENDS EVERY 6K BUT I DO MINE AT EVERY 5K